story: CHAPTER XXVI 
  
  THE JUDGMENT OF DOMITIAN 
  
  Two hours had gone by and Caleb, with fury in his heart, sat brooding in the office attached to the warehouse that he had hired. At that moment he had but one desire--to kill his successful rival, Marcus. Marcus had escaped and returned to Rome; of that there could be no doubt. He, one of the wealthiest of its patricians, had furnished the vast sum which enabled old Nehushta to buy the coveted Pearl-Maiden in the slave-ring. Then his newly acquired property had been taken to this house, where he awaited her. This then was the end of their long rivalry; for this he, Caleb, had fought, toiled, schemed and suffered. Oh! rather than such a thing should be, in that dark hour of his soul, he would have seen her cast to the foul Domitian, for Domitian, at least, she would have hated, whereas Marcus, he knew, she loved. 
  
  Now there remained nothing but revenge. Revenged he must be, but how? He might dog Marcus and murder him, only then his own life would be hazarded, since he knew well the fate that awaited the foreigner, and most of all the Jew, who dared to lift his hand against a Roman noble, and if he hired others to do the work they might bear evidence against him. Now Caleb did not wish to die; life seemed the only good that he had left. Also, while he lived he might still win Miriam--after his rival had ceased to live. Doubtless, then she would be sold with his other slaves, and he could buy her at the rate such tarnished goods command. No, he would do nothing to run himself into danger. He would wait, wait and watch his opportunity. 
questions: What was now left?
questions: Against who?
questions: What was in the angered man's heart?
questions: What was one option to get back at the man?
questions: What was a drawback to that plan?
questions: What was the subject of their rivalry?
questions: Where had Marcus gotten away from?
questions: What was the maiden's occupation?
questions: And her name?
questions: What might he be able to do if his rival were dead?
answers: revenge
answers: Now there remained nothing but revenge
answers: Marcus
answers: He might dog Marcus
answers: fury
answers: with fury in his heart
answers: dog and murder him
answers: He might dog Marcus and murder him
answers: his own life would be hazarded
answers: only then his own life would be hazarded
answers: the coveted Pearl-Maiden
answers: the coveted Pearl-Maiden
answers: unknown
answers: unknown
answers: a slave
answers: the coveted Pearl-Maiden in the slave-ring
answers: Miriam
answers: he might still win Miriam
answers: win Miriam
answers: he might still win Miriam--after his rival had ceased to live